PH Consulate General Joined in the Commemoration of the 78th Nat’l Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Japanese Consul General Kenichi Okada (center) with Philippine Consulate Cultural officer Noly Dulay (fifth from right) poses with the Officers of American Legion and Sons of the American Legion (SAL). (Chicago PCG photo)
CHICAGO 10 December 2019 –– Philippine Consulate General in Chicago joined in the commemoration of the 78th National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day at the American Legion and SAL, 1824 W. Cortland St. Chicago, Illinois on 07 December 2019.
Cultural Officer of the Philippine Consulate General to Chicago Noly Dulay represented Philippine Consul General to Chicago Gina A. Jamoralin in the event.
Organized by the American Legion and Sons of the American Legion (SAL), and in collaboration with Filipino-American Veterans of Illinois, Unified Vietnamese American Community of Illinois, Veterans Assistance Commission of Cook County Windy City Veterans Association, a “Post-Everlasting” memorial program remembering day, in honor of all warriors stationed on USS Naval ships or land-based during the air barrage on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 07 December 1941.
The American Legion invited Japanese Consul General Kenichi Okada to participate in the ceremony to urge unity among nations through cultural diversity and peace, in a time of uncertainty. END
The 78th National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Commemoration at American Legion and Sons of the American Legion (SAL). (Chicago PCG photo)
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